Easy Pasta Alfredo

As promised, here is the alfredo sauce recipe I made for myself last weekend.  I had a craving and did some recipe searching.  One from Campbell's ended up being the healthiest one, so I used it as the basis for my own recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder OR 1 clove fresh garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 3/4 cups chicken broth (possibly replace with vegetable broth to make vegetarian)

1/3 cup plain yogurt

6 tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese (or any blend you prefer)

Half and Half

Preparation and Cooking Method:

Stir the flour, garlic powder, and black pepper in a medium sauce pan.  Add the broth and stir until the mixture is smooth.  Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture boils and thickens.  Stir the yogurt and the parmesan cheese in the sauce pan and blend well, whisk if needed.  Add some half and half.  Once well blended, cool mixture for a couple minutes to thicken.  Then pour over your favorite kind of pasta, cooked of course, and top with more parmesan and other toppings of your choice.

My Recommendations:

The original recipe didn't call for the half and half.  It became a bit of a weird color so I just added some until I got it to be the white color I wanted.  It also helped make the mixture less thick.  I didn't measure, so I apologize.  I would say I used maybe 1/4-1/2 cup at the most.  The recipe recommended mixing the sauce and pasta together before serving.  I didn't do this but you can if you like.  If you want to make it vegetarian, I suppose vegetable broth could work in place of chicken broth, but I haven't tried it.

The Verdict:

This meal came out AWESOME!  I had a craving for alfredo and this quenched it for sure.  This recipe made enough for my meal and a few more.  If you need to feed the family, I might recommend doubling.   It was very quick and easy to cook as well.  This is a very versatile recipe, which I topped with steamed broccoli and diced tomatoes.  You could also top with chicken, steak, shrimp, or anything else you like on your alfredo!

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